MISSISSIPPIMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCriticalContained

Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jul 31, 2023

Filed

Sep 5, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

242,986

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC →

Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC (MS) reported to HHS OCR on 2023-09-05 a ransomware attack on its network server affecting 242,986 individuals. Compromised PHI included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, driver's license and Social Security numbers, and claims/financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and implemented additional safeguards and retraining. OCR provided technical assistance on HIPAA Breach Notification Rule timeliness requirements.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 36 days

Jul 31, 2023

Discovered

Sep 5, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by abyss about this victim predates this filing by 184 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteabyssbd_7181336775d0a4c72023-03-27 · +162dVerified by operator
Leak Siteabyssbd_c296298a3c37176a2023-03-05 · +184dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_2533021e4de60b522023-09-05Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_2af14f098d818e562023-09-01 · +4dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_3dc9e0cb8e4f4cd62023-09-01 · +4dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_4b7a4f2dc65c7f2c2023-09-01 · +4dVerified by operator

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 184d gap

Indiana State AGbd_91ee11657b1384872023-09-01 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_b772198a8323fb6d2023-09-01 · +4dVerified by operator
Pressabyssbd_07c9895ccb992c302023-03-05 · +184dCandidate

Name: Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC
norm: bienville orthopaedic specialists
Domain: bienvilleortho.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC
norm: bienville orthopaedic specialists
Domain: bienvilleortho.com
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 31, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 242,986nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: OCR provided technical assistance regarding the timeliness requirements of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

During the incident: Notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website.
Changes made: Implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.
Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: Leak >180dHHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 31, 2023
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 31, 2023
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 31, 2023 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 31, 2023 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

PressMar 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+180d

Massachusetts State AG+180d

Vermont State AG+180d

Indiana State AG+180d

Montana State AG+180d

Maine State AG+184d

HHS OCR+184d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 5, last Sep 5 (MS) — a 184-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Sep 5, 2023
Raw hash: a018c573dcbf9aa3356172bc5e5a2c72f2d5f33f14a77ccf351c066af1f82bc7

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Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

Victim entityBienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jul 31, 2023

Stated responseNotified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website.

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing